Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Meteor-2 20
Launched
September 28, 1990
Image: NASA
Summary
Meteor-2 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 28, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,375th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 3,566th orbital launch attempt. It was the 87th Tsiklon-3 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Meteor-2, one of 9 catalogued objects, from October 3, 1990, was 951 × 968 km inclined 82.5°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 87th Tsiklon-3 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,375th launch59th this yearhumanity's 3,566th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteor-2 · NORAD 20826 · 1990-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOR 2-20
- Object ID
- 1990-086A
- Epoch
- 1990-10-03 01:46:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.83228622 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001211
- Inclination
- 82.5277°
- Ascending node
- 142.3696°
- Arg. of perigee
- 239.8068°
- Mean anomaly
- 120.19°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 66
- B*
- 0.000060542
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 debris; 9 still in orbit
- Meteor-2 · NORAD 20826 · in orbit
Tsiklon-3 65-611 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
Pad
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
42nd launch from 32/1, 4th this year · 1,334th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Meteor-2 20 launch?
Meteor-2 20 launched on September 28, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteor-2 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteor-2 20?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Meteor-2 20 launch from?
32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Meteor-2 20 reach?
The tracked orbit of Meteor-2, one of 9 catalogued objects, from October 3, 1990, was 951 × 968 km inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Meteor-2 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).